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Not bad. I would change the painted/brushed black finish around the lens mount and the top to a more matte black like on the E-P3 (or even the Panasonic L1). I think that would look much better than the E-P2 style black you have got there. A more matte black would give a nicer contrast to the leather grip finish.

I like the grip and the front dial. Good job. Have you tried to design a back view with the EVF? That could be a bit harder.

Mr. Reeee

Yikes! It’s Frankencamera! RUN!
I can imagine a peasant mob with torches and pitchforks following it…

Great mock up. im itching for a pro pen so bad i hope they do something similar and run with it. Must have a built in EVF , thats been the consensous .

ras

so…pretty much every shot was taken at about the same focus distance? great.

ssl

I was thinking the same thing. wish he would switch it up at least a bit… close, far, close…

Beautemps

Nothing amazing about AF Speed. Pen has just reached the level of Panasonic. A GF2 has the same speed.
Video has very limited relevance. You should focus from a close object nearby to the far end in poor light conditions.

babbit

I have a GF2 and it’s nowhere near this AF speed even when refocusing on the same object. Now if you had said G3 or GH2, then it’s a lot closer.

Beautemp

The GF2 has nearly now visible delay. Even in low light conditions. It depends for 80% on the lens. My GF2 with 14mm has the same focus speed as shown in the video.

ange7

this isn’t a test of “low light”…shop full of neon lights? Love to see a test in actual low light conditions… lux 3 with no bright light bulbs to focus on.

Mr. Reeee

+1
The camera is in shadows, so that makes it low light. ;-) I like the way the hand obscures the LCD half the time , too. So, the point of this video…?

Henrik

I doubt people will ever give Olympus creds for something… Talk about being negative about things.

Oly’s own fault: for too long they have ignored sensor development. And screwed up the 43. Now they have to work double/triple time to win the lost cred back. They are sort of trying, but still not there IMO. But to me, as 43 user, abandonment of 43 is also a chance to try other vendor/other camera systems: God only knows how soon Oly would decide to drop the m43.

shep

The Gizmodo review of the E-P3 is superficial at best. Here’s what I wrote back to them:
Make no mistake about it–mirrorless cameras are here to stay, and will relegate DSLR’s to speciality and pro use in a few years.
This casual review completely misses a major advance in this camera–a superfast AF, comparable to DSLR’s for the first time.
It says “I wish the f2 were a bit smaller”. Reality check: this is the world’s smallest f2 12mm (compare with a Nikon sometime). It says the camera is “…not as small as Panasonic’s wonderfully slim pancake lens”. Reality check: you are comparing the E-P3 with a 14-42mm zoom with a pancake prime on the Panasonic! (That 14-42mm is the world’s smallest and lightest such lens, by the way). Instead, compare the E-P3 mounted with the corresponding Olympus pancake prime.
Reality check: All Olympus micro 4/3 lenses are impressively compact. They are smaller than Panasonics and Sonys because 1) they have IS in the camera, not in the lens and 2) many use clever collapsible designs. A small body is no good if it comes with a bunch of large lenses.
I recommend the accessory EVF, which is of extremely high resolution (1.4million pixels, as I recall). It’s important for serious photography. It gives a much superior view to the “tunnel vision” optical viewfinders found in cheaper DSLR’s–a major limitation of such cameras, and an important area where micro 4/3 is actually quite a bit superior. EVF’s are not grainy toys any more.
“The scroll wheel and jog dial serve the exact same purpose”. Reality check: dig into the manual and you’ll find a wealth of customization for these and other controls. Don’t want to bother with that? Buy the E-PL3, a simpler version of the camera.
Yes, one can and will always find that a smaller camera will not quite match a larger one in some respect or another. But in response to that I remind you that DSLR’s themselves are not the last word in quality by any means and are no match for a medium format. Way back when 35mm cameras were introduced they were derided as inferior to their large predecessors. The best 35mm cameras were never as good as a Hasselblad. It’s a matter of what can deliver the quality you need. And make no mistake about it, these micro 4/3 will get better and better.

I own an E-P2, have taken it to remote places in the world, and delight in its light weight and high quality. The E-P3 will be a nice upgrade.

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